How practical/vocational nursing evolved: 1836 to the present
Historical figures in nursing include
Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing; Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross; Lillian Wald, founder of public health nursing; and Dorothea Lynde Dix, advocate for the mentally ill.
Identify the year and place the first school of nursing was founded.
-By the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses under the supervision of a German pastor, Theodor Fleidner -In Kaiserswerth, Germany in 1836
Discuss the contributions of this most famous nurse.
-Upon graduation, she became superintendent for the Institution for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances (now the Harley Street Nursing Home in London) -Nightingale grappled with a cholera outbreak and unsanitary conditions conducive to the rapid spread of the disease. Her mission to improve hygiene practices, significantly lowering the death rate at the hospital in the process. -Dumbwaiters were installed so the nurses did not have to carry heavy trays. -Developed a system of call bells that could be seen in hallways to identify which person was summoning -Crimean war 1853 to 1865: Nightingale nursed wounded with 38 self-identified (untrained) nurses -After 6 months the death rate among the wounded dropped from 420 deaths per 1000 casualties to 22 per 1000 -Queen Victoria decorated her for her efforts in the war. -In 1860, Nightingale established the Nightingale Training School at St. Thomas Hospital in England. It was a 1-year program -Nightingale wrote over 200 publications, the most famous of which is Notes on Nursing. -To her, nursing was a sacred calling, a commitment to work for mankind, not a business
Name the school's most famous pupil.
1844: Nightingale enrolled as a nursing student at the Lutheran Hospital of Pastor Fliedner in Kaiserwerth, Germany. -She attended the school for 3 months and studied under Caroline Fliedner.
According to some states' Nurse Practice Act, LPNs/LVNs
Are allowed to perform more complex skills. LPNs/LVNs work under the supervision and collaboratively with the RN and health care providers (i.e., physician, nurse practitioner).
Currently, practical/vocational nurses
Are taught both technical skills and critical thinking skills. This includes a focus on evidence-based (i.e., data-driven) decision-making, often described as critical thinking during their educational program.
Nurses have played a significant role in
In all wars, contributing positively to the development of the nursing profession.
The nursing profession
Including practical nursing, has experienced a history of transformation, emerging as a highly respected profession. Duties have changed according to the needs present at various times in history.
